The Delta independent., 1887-01-18

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THE DELTA INDEPEN DENT
DEhWz. COLO, L1MY lS, 1887.
LOCAL. MEyvIION.
Aonsy leaned ON Real Est ate. CASH
oAvsneeA 70 prove up. Oliee i'm Post
O0ee, Delta, Colo. J. H. wOODGATE.
District Court Is in session.
Skating parties are the order OF the
day.
Rev. Harry Grant, Of Crawford,
spent last Sunday in town.
II. B. Hamilton and family have
moved on their ranch up the Gunni-
son.
Thos. Ryan ranch. on California
mesa. was sold last week to John Mus
Ser.
We understand the Baptists are max
Ing arrangements toward building Il
church.
Thos. Ryan left last week for Dem
yer. where he will probably remain
during the winter.
MARRIED-On January 1st. 1887. by
Rev. Richard de Charms. Mr.. William
Ash to Miss Jennie II. Purdy.
X. b. Hamilton has resigned his po-
sition as Mayor. and S. S. Sherman has
been appointed his successor.
Quite an interesting letter from l.
Galley appears in this issue. He is
well pleased with his new home.
Nat Wales and family left last Fri
day for tile San Lois valley, where he
will probably locate permanently.
The dance ut the Surface creek school
house last Friday eve. WAS well attend
ed, and = pleasant time was had by all.
Read the programme for next Satur-
day evenings entertainment at the
Lyceum. published elsewhere. and be
sure aud attend.
Richard Fisher. Of Montrose. com
mitted suicide last Friday. by taking
strychn1ne. No cause is assigned for
his rash act.
Don't let that promised masquerade
ball fall through. Keep up the agita-
Zion. II the parties who proposed it
take charge. its success is assured.
AcGranahan & Butler had u quanti-
~ Of pork stored in Telluride. and a
jsttsr received fr ON that place reports
dt considerably damaged by the late
nre.
SreciSl meeting OF the Baptist church
1t tie residence Of the pastor. on Sat
nrdsy. JSn.y. 22. at 80 p. III. Ser
vices the school building on Sunday
morning.
We would respectfully request that
our patrons hand In any items OF news
that may come TO their Knowledge. for
publication. by SO doing they will
confer = great favor.
Our town has assumed business
appearance. Lawyers. jurymen and
the usual crowd Of lockers on.
makes court week quite lively for
our hotels and stores.
The sinners got quite round up by
our ministers last Sunday evening.
Adultery, at the Presbyterian. and
Evil Communications, at the Metho-
dist church. were the subjects.
F.D. Catlin. ]. c. Bell. Montrose; (;
John ". Sleeper. Pueblo; Hon. Thos.
Macon. Canon City; Sprigg Shackle-
/. ford. Gunnison. are among the lawyers
N~ho arc courting In town this week.
J. II. Woodgate. representing a well
known and reliable loan company. will
make his headquarters with us for the
nsxt few months. and will bo pleased
>t0 call on any who wish TO borrow
money on ranches. He can be found
ut tho post. office at present.
A newly married man In our town
was sent by his wife to purchase
few hair pins. and he, thinking that II
. few were good. moro would be bet
ter. bought 81 worth. ard returning to
che house. said. "Here they are. that's
che kind Of hair pin am"
An article appeared last week Ia
tile effect that the ice being put up by
our Ice men was Of poor quality. Upon
examination VIC find that this is not
the csse. hut that on the contrary 1t is
eqnal, II not superior. to tho ice put